Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day, so we took advantage of the beautiful message that this holiday has to introduce this special American celebration in our English classes.
Children learned new vocabulary such as family, friends, food, turkey, pumpkin, pie, thankful and celebration. We spoke about what Thanksgiving means and why people take time to appreciate what they have.
We also enjoyed listening to a couple of Thanksgiving songs and dancing playing the “FREEZE” game with a fun Turkey!
We also shared what we are thankful for…
Their answers were sweet, sincere and full of joy. Here are some examples:
“Thank you for my family.”
“Thank you for taking care of me”
“I am thankful for my toys.”
“Thanks to my friends because they play with me.”
“I am thankful for my teacher.”
“I am thankful for my pet.”
“Thank you for my home.”
Thanksgiving is not only about food, It is a time to be grateful and think about all the things we have.
This holiday reminds everyone…
to be kind, help others, and appreciate what we have
It is always wonderful toshare and appreciate the little things…
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During these weeks in our English classes, Primary 1 students have been learning about farm animals and wild animals!Through songs, games, drawings and riddles, children are discovering new vocabulary and useful verbs while having fun and speaking English. Some of the speaking activities we’ve been doing are:
We practised descriptive sentences to identify animals by their habitat, appearance, and abilities:
This animal lives in the jungle.
It is big and brown.
It can swim.
It likes bananas.
These short sentences help children use verbs such as to be, to have, can, to live, to eat, etc. Students described and drew their favourite animals and did an oral little presentation in front of their classmates saying for example…
This is a lion. The lion is brown and big. Lions live in the jungle. Lions can roar and run.
We also played with some riddles and guessed the animals that matches the descriptions. For example:
“I’m grey and have a long trunk. Who am I?”
“I can jump and I like bananas. Who am I?”
Here you have some of our favourite animal songs:
Learning about animals helps us to understand the importance of loving our planet Earth and all the living creatures on it. Also, using English in real contexts and interested topics for kids make the learning a fun process and build confidence in them.
Thanks and see you all on Monday! Have a beautiful weekend!
The weather is changing, the air feels cooler, and the leaves are starting to fall… In Primary 1 we are welcoming this season with curiosity and creativity.
Our students are creating their own Autumn minibooks, where they tell their personal autumn stories — full of colorful leaves, animals, and cozy moments.
We have also been talking about our families and sharing who lives with us, connecting it with the warm and caring feelings of autumn. Through songs, poems, and stories, we are discovering just how magical this season can be!
Let’s put on our sweaters and keep exploring the beauty of autumn together!
Hoy, en Alquería Educación, hemos celebrado con mucha ilusión el Día de las Lenguas
una jornada que nos recuerda la importancia de aprender idiomas, pero sobre todo, de valorar la diversidad y la interculturalidad. Cada lengua es un puente hacia culturas, formas de pensar y maneras de vivir; de ahí el lema:
“We are each unique and beautiful but together we are a masterpiece.”
Gracias a la colaboración de nuestras familias, hemos podido viajar simbólicamente a distintos lugares del mundo y conocer tradiciones, historias y curiosidades que nos han hecho aprender y disfrutar de una tarde muy especial.
En el primer ciclo hemos “viajado” a Australia y Francia, gracias al papá de Brianna que nos ha transportado a Australia con la emocionante historia de Womba Stew; además, hemos hecho un conjuro muy especial y hemos aprendido sobre este país fascinante y sobre algunos de sus animales, algunos muy curiosos.
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La familia de Teo y el chef Teo en cuestión, nos han abierto el apetito con un delicioso taller de cocina típico francés llamado “Recette de crêpes”, en el que elaboramos unos crêpes exquisitos mientras aprendíamos frases y expresiones en francés. El chef Teo junto a su mamá y su papá, nos han hecho pasar un rato divertidísimo y muy sabroso. Merci beaucoup!
Nina y su mamá nos presentaron el idioma de las Islas Maldivas, el Dhivehi, hablado solo por unas 500.000 personas en el mundo. Madre e hija vestidas con un traje típico precioso, nos han hablado sobre los orígenes del idioma (con influencias del sánscrito y del árabe), su alfabeto e incluso ¡hemos escrito nuestro nombre! Una experiencia única. Los juegos de adivinar nombres de estos “profes disfrazados” nos han encantado.
La mamá de Martina viene de Cataluña y hoy ha compartido con nosotros su lengua y tradiciones, nos habló en catalán y nos descubrió tradiciones navideñas que muchos no conocíamos, como los curiosos personajes del caganer y el caga tió, y cómo se celebran las fiestas de Navidad.
El papá de Claudio nos ha acercado a su país, Alemania, y a su lengua. Hemos aprendido sobre su selección de fútbol, la mascota del equipo, y hemos conocido algunos de sus monumentos, curiosidades y ciudades más famosas.
Nuestras compañeras Natalia y Ana Fernández nos han ofrecido un taller de Lengua de Signos Española. Hablándonos sobre sus orígenes y curiosidades varias, hemos aprendido el dactilológico y ahora somos capaces de decir nuestro nombre en lengua de signos.
Para acabar esta jornada y la semana, hemos disfrutado de una merienda muy especial gracias a nuestro equipo de cocina!
Además, en los días previos, nuestro alumnado decoró el colegio con banderas, mensajes en distintos idiomas y muchísimos colores, casi tantos como lenguas existen en el mundo, valorando y enriqueciéndonos así de nuestra diversidad, la que nos hace únicos.
Ha sido una tarde muy especial, con diversión, aprendizaje y enriquecimiento cultural.
Gracias a todas las familias y al alumnado por hacerlo posible.
Today, at Alquería Educación, we joyfully celebrated the Day of Languages, a day that reminds us of the importance of learning languages, but above all, of valuing diversity and interculturality. Each language is a bridge to cultures, ways of thinking, and ways of life, and that is why we embrace the motto: “We are each unique and beautiful but together we are a masterpiece.”
Thanks to the collaboration of our families, we were able to symbolically travel to different parts of the world and discover traditions, stories, and curiosities that made us learn and enjoy a very special afternoon.
In the first cycle, we “traveled” to Australia and France. Brianna’s dad transported us to Australia with the exciting story of Womba Stew. We even performed a very special spell and learned more about this fascinating country and its animals, which we love so much.
Teo’s family, with Teo as our little chef, whetted our appetites with a delicious French cooking workshop called “Recette de crêpes”. We prepared exquisite crêpes while practicing French phrases and expressions. Chef Teo, together with his mom and dad, made us enjoy a fun and very tasty experience.
Nina and her mom introduced us to the language of the Maldives, Dhivehi, spoken by only about 500,000 people worldwide. Wearing beautiful traditional clothing, they told us about the language’s origins (with influences from Sanskrit and Arabic), its alphabet, and we even wrote our names in it! A truly unique experience. We also loved the fun guessing games with these “teachers in costume.”
Martina’s mom, from Cataluña, shared her language and traditions with us. She spoke in Catalan and revealed Christmas traditions that many of us did not know, such as the curious figures of the caganer and the caga tió, and how they are celebrated during Christmas.
Claudio’s dad brought us closer to his country, Germany, and his language. We learned about the German national football team, its mascot, and discovered some of its most famous monuments, curiosities, and cities.
Our classmates Natalia and Ana Fernández offered us a workshop on Spanish Sign Language. They explained its origins and curiosities, and we learned the dactylological alphabet, so now we can even say our names in sign language.
In the days before the celebration, our students decorated the school with flags, messages in different languages, and lots of colors, as many as there are languages in the world. This way, we continue to value and enrich ourselves through our diversity, which makes us unique.
It was a very special afternoon, full of fun, learning, and cultural enrichment.
Thank you to all the families and students for making it possible.
